Adaptive Electric
Architecture™ (AEA)
The Traditional Power Generation Problem
Traditional power generation in the United States is based on large power generation plants utilizing coal, nuclear,
solar, etc. The source feeds a grid where power flows to the premises like water from its source to its destination.
However, power is different than water in our pipes. If the power isn't used the instant it is put on the grid, it is
wasted. It is like water that flows out of the mouth of a river and into the ocean to be lost from the system forever.
Power companies spend a significant amount of time and effort analyzing power usage in a given area to be sure that they
don't waste fuel and money by producing too much power, while at the same time never running so thin as to cause a brown
out. The current system, no matter what the source, has built in waste which negatively impacts our environment.
This phenomenon is compounded by the fact that coal burning generation plants must be placed far away from the communities
they serve. We suffer from NIMBYism (Not In My Back Yard). Nuclear generation plants need to be even farther away from
the communities they serve. 75% efficiency due to line loss is considered good in urban areas. In rural America 50%-65%
efficiency is considered good. The result is that economic growth in rural America is stifled due to higher energy rates.
The Adaptive Electric Architecture™ Solution
AEA™ will use a combination of distributed power generation with real time usage monitoring to save a significant
amount of power and reduce our dependence on fossil fuel. The AEA™ utilizes renewable fuels such as biodiesel and
methane gas, in generators placed in aesthetically pleasing sound insulated buildings. Certain bio-fuels will be grown on
the roof of the facility. Other bio-fuels are made from specifically selected crops that are grown locally. One
self-sustaining power generation facility can house multiple 2.5 megawatt generators or be scaled down to as small as a
single 400 kilowatt generator.
These facilities will use the patented CBI™ to have instantaneous feedback on the
amount of power being used at a particular time. This feedback will be used to scale power generation to match usage thereby
minimizing wasted fuel and power. These facilities will be erected directly within the communities they serve to minimize
the loss due to distance.
We expect that the AEA™ will generate an efficiency of more than 90%. This will reduce our
dependency on foreign produced fossil fuel, reduce wasted energy, and lower the cost of energy to positively impact economic
development. This will significantly reduce our carbon footprint while promoting social responsibility.
Competitive Alternatives to the AEA™
Traditional power generation is the fall back position as an alternative to the AEA™. This alternative has a few
inherent deficiencies:
• Remote from the served community causing inefficiency due to loss on lines and increasing the overall cost.
• Potentially promotes additional use foreign produced fossil fuels.
• More expensive.
Cogeneration (on site or combined generation):
• Can feed the grid but can't monitor the usage to avoid the downside of the energy pricing spread with the energy
sales price lower than the cost of the energy which results in over generation and loss for the co-generation partner.
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